TODAY IN HISTORY / February 24

The Associated PressPublished: February 24, 2013 8:00AM

Today is Sunday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2013. There are 310 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Feb. 24, 1868, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson following his attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; Johnson was later acquitted by the Senate.

On this date:

In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII issued a papal bull, or edict, outlining his calendar reforms. (The Gregorian Calendar is the calendar in general use today.)

In 1920, the German Workers Party, which later became the Nazi Party, met in Munich to adopt its platform.

In 1961, the Federal Communications Commission authorized the nation's first full-scale trial of pay television in Hartford, Conn.

In 1993, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney resigned after more than eight years in office.

Ten years ago: A powerful earthquake in China's western region of Xinjiang killed at least 263 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and injured at least 4,000.

Five years ago: "No Country for Old Men" won Academy Awards for best picture, best director and best screenplay adaptation for Joel and Ethan Coen and best supporting actor for Javier Bardem.

One year ago: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Tunisia for a conference on Syria, blasted Russia and China as "despicable" for opposing U.N. action aimed at stopping the bloodshed in Syria.